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School Governors: Organisation and practice
How does the board of governors of a school work? This unit...
How does the board of governors of a school work? This unit looks at the roles of Chair of Governors, Vice-chair and Clerk to the board and examines how the workload can be shared between the members. The governing body should focus on the quality and delivery of education provided by the school, not on daily management.
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
- to explain the composition of governing bodies and to consider the respective roles of the ‘officers’ of the governing body;
- to understand the sharing of the governing body's workload within an agreed formal committee structure;
- to develop governors as effective managers of their role through critical self-evaluation;
- to encourage governors to undertake appropriate training as a means of establishing good practice within the governing body.
- Duration: 10 hours
- Published on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
- Level: Intermediate
- Posted under: Educational Practice
School Governors: organisation and practice
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How does the board of governors of a school work? This unit looks at the roles of Chair of Governors, Vice-chair and Clerk to the board and examines how the workload can be shared between the members. The governing body should focus on the quality and delivery of education provided by the school, not on daily management.
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